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Dense Molecular Gas In A Young Cluster Around MWC 1080 -- Rule Of The Massive Star | Shiya Wang
; Leslie W. Looney
; Wolfgang Brandner
; Laird M. Close
; | Date: |
24 Sep 2007 | Abstract: | We present CS $J = 2 o 1$, $^{13}$CO $J = 1 o 0$, and C$^{18}$O $J = 1
o 0$, observations with the 10-element Berkeley Illinois Maryland Association
(BIMA) Array toward the young cluster around the Be star MWC 1080. These
observations reveal a biconical outflow cavity with size $sim$ 0.3 and 0.05 pc
for the semimajor and semiminor axis and $sim$ 45$arcdeg$ position angle.
These transitions trace the dense gas, which is likely the swept-up gas of the
outflow cavity, rather than the remaining natal gas or the outflow gas. The gas
is clumpy; thirty-two clumps are identified. The identified clumps are
approximately gravitationally bound and consistent with a standard isothermal
sphere density, which suggests that they are likely collapsing protostellar
cores. The gas kinematics suggests that there exists velocity gradients
implying effects from the inclination of the cavity and MWC 1080. The
kinematics of dense gas has also been affected by either outflows or stellar
winds from MWC 1080, and lower-mass clumps are possibly under stronger effects
from MWC 1080 than higher-mass clumps. In addition, low-mass cluster members
tend to be formed in the denser and more turbulent cores, compared to isolated
low-mass star-forming cores. This results from contributions of nearby forming
massive stars, such as outflows or stellar winds. Therefore, we conclude that
in clusters like the MWC 1080 system, effects from massive stars dominate the
star-forming environment in both the kinematics and dynamics of the natal cloud
and the formation of low-mass cluster members. This study provides insights
into the effects of MWC 1080 on its natal cloud, and suggests a different
low-mass star forming environment in clusters compared to isolated star
formation. | Source: | arXiv, 0709.3843 | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites |
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